Heiligenkreuz Abbey

Heiligenkreuz Abbey
Aerial view of Heiligenkreuz Abbey
Religion
AffiliationRoman Catholic Church
Ecclesiastical or organizational statusAbbey
LeadershipMaximilian Heim
Year consecratedAbbey Church (1187)
Monastery complex (1240)
StatusActive
RelicsTrue Cross,
Crown of thorns,
Otto of Freising
Location
LocationHeiligenkreuz, Lower Austria
Heiligenkreuz Abbey is located in Austria
Heiligenkreuz Abbey
Shown within Austria
Heiligenkreuz Abbey is located in Lower Austria
Heiligenkreuz Abbey
Heiligenkreuz Abbey (Lower Austria)
Geographic coordinates48°03′18″N 16°07′52″E / 48.05510°N 16.13122°E / 48.05510; 16.13122
Architecture
Architect(s)Giovanni Giuliani
TypeAbbey
StyleCistercian, Gothic, Romanesque
FounderLeopold III, Margrave of Austria
Groundbreaking11 September 1133
Website
www.stift-heiligenkreuz.org

Heiligenkreuz Abbey (German: Stift Heiligenkreuz; English: Abbey of the Holy Cross) is a Cistercian monastery in the village of Heiligenkreuz in the southern part of the Vienna woods, c. 13 km north-west of Baden in Lower Austria. It is the oldest continuously occupied Cistercian monastery in the world.